Making research everybody ’s business
Royal College of Physicians (RCP) - The RCP, together with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) have published a joint position statement setting out a series of recommendations for making research part of everyday practice for all clinicians. Clinical research is essential to improving outcomes for patients, and by improving the efficiency and efficacy of care it can be a vital tool in tackling waiting list backlogs and reducing the pressure on the NHS.Position statementMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 19, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
The state of medical education and practice in the UK: the workforce report 2022
This report finds that the number of doctors joining the workforce overall has grown by around 17 per cent over the last five years, but that growth is not consistent. It varies considerably between different groups of doctors, leaving a shortfall in primary care that puts at risk patients ’ ability to access GP services. The number of specialty and associate specialty (SAS) and locally employed (LE) doctors on the GMC register has increased at six times the rate of GPs, largely driven by doctors coming from overseas. Current rules actively prevent these doctors from working in area s like primary care and the GMC is pro...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 18, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
DOL ’s New H‑2A Final Rule Will Increase Food Inflation
David J. BierThe Department of Labor (DOL) published a new final rule this week that will change its process for certifying U.S. farmers to hire foreign guest workers under the H ‑2A visa category. DOL initiallyproposed the rule in 2019 under the Trump administration, but the proposed rule contained a variety of cost‐saving and streamlining measures for employers. The Biden DOL went line‐by‐line removing all those positive aspects leaving only the cost‐increasing parts.This new rule will add to the already sky ‐rocketing food prices in the United States. In September, food prices had already ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 14, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
RCP view on the NHS workforce: short- and medium-term solutions
Royal College of Physicians -This policy paper outlines how staffing shortages are the biggest barrier to meeting demand for care and delivering health care sustainably in the long-term. It describes how a long-term plan for increasing staffing numbers, including expanding medical school places, is needed to put the NHS workforce back on sustainable footing, restore timely access to care and protect patient safety. It urges the government to publish the forthcoming long-term NHS workforce strategy by the end of 2022.Policy paperRoyal College of Physicians - news (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 14, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
October 13, 2022 Edition-----In the US the recovery from Hurricane Ian, which will take years is starting as nuclear war sadly seems to be coming closer – I hope this is just sabre-rattling and no more!In China there seems to be more instability as Xi moves to term 3 of 5 years in a week or two.Liz Truss still seems to be there!In OZ we have more floods – again – and we are waiting for a new Budget in 2 weeks or so!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/defence-gets-ready-for-the-fight-of-our-lives/news-story/4ea89108b822df72194742dc3eec0246Defence gets ready for the fight of our livesAlan D...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 13, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
The mental health nurse ’s handbook
NHS England -This handbook is a resource for mental health nurses and their employers to guide their preceptorship and supervision conversations, helping to focus on some key areas of practice. It is intended as a brief practical guide and provides links to other important and helpful resources.HandbookNHS England - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 12, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - October 11, 2022.
-----This weekly blog is to explore the news around the larger issues around Digital Health, data security, data privacy, AI / ML. technology, social media and any related matters.I will also try to highlightADHA Propagandawhen I come upon it.Just so we keep count, the latest Notes from the ADHA Board were dated 6 December, 2018 and we have seen none since! It ’s pretty sad!Note: Appearance here is not to suggest I see any credibility or value in what follows. I will leave it to the reader to decide what is worthwhile and what is not! The point is to let people know what is being said / published that I have come upon, a...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 11, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
BMA-DAUK RMO survey 2022: results summary
British Medical Association (BMA) - This survey of the experiences of resident medical officers (RMOs) in the UK, conducted by the BMA and Doctors Association UK (DAUK), finds widespread poor conditions, low pay and excessive working hours. RMOs — doctors who provide resident services largely in the independent health sector and are most frequently recruited abroad as international medical graduates — describe pay deductions, bullying, and multiple instances of racism.Survey resultsPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 11, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Equality and diversity Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England 2022
Skills for Care - Key findings from this year's annual report include: there are 165,000 vacant posts - an increase of 52 per cent and the highest rate on record; the number of filled posts (posts with a person working in them) has dropped by 50,000 – the first drop in the number of social care workers ever; average vacancy rates across the sector are at nearly 11 per cent which is twice the national average; care workers with five years’ experience are paid 7p per hour more than a care worker with less than one year’s experience; and the average care worker pay is £1 per hour less than healthcare assistan...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 11, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Social care Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
The cost of caring: poverty and deprivation among residential care workers in the UK
The Health Foundation - This analysis reveals that staff working in care homes are far more likely to live in poverty and deprivation than the average UK worker. Even before the cost-of-living crisis hit, one in five residential care workers in the UK was living in poverty, compared to one in eight of all workers. The Health Foundation states the government should prioritise improving pay in a fully-funded, comprehensive workforce plan for social care in England and that broader policy to tackle poverty is also vital – including on housing and social security.AnalysisPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 11, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Social care Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Progress Happens … Slowly
David BoazPresident Biden is taking some baby steps toward drug policy reform, a move I recommendedin the New York Times 34 years ago. As I wrote then:Prohibition of alcohol in the 1920 ’s failed because it proved impossible to stop people from drinking. Our 70‐year effort at prohibition of marijuana, cocaine, and heroin has also failed. Tens of millions of Americans, including senators, presidential candidates, a Supreme Court nominee and conservative journalists, have brok en the laws against such drugs. Preserving laws that are so widely flouted undermines respect for all laws....Our efforts to crack down on ille...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 8, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
NHS Pension Scheme: proposed amendments to continue the suspension of restrictions on return to work: response to consultation
Department of Health and Social Care -The government consulted on proposals to continue temporary retire and return easements in the NHS Pension Scheme to 31 March 2023. Consultation respondents argued that the suspension of Special Class Status abatement should be extended for longer than was initially proposed. This consultation response confirms that the government will extend the suspension of Special Class Status abatement to 31 March 2025.Consultation responseDepartment of Health and Social Care - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 7, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
October 06, 2022 Edition-----In the UK the current Tory Government appears to have totally lost the plot and failed to even move to fix things – a real disaster I fear for millions.In the US Hurricane Ian seems to have been of Biblical Scale that will take years to repair the damage.In Europe we see the recession arriving.In OZ we are coping with the Optus data breach, an imminent and difficult Budget and the new Integrity Commission being sorted out!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/technology/manufacturers-turn-to-robots-as-job-ads-go-unanswered-20220920-p5bjilHow a $1m robot solved this company ’s labour sh...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 6, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Featured Health IT Job: Systems Analyst – Data Innovations Instrumentation
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Systems Analyst – Data Innovations Instrumentation position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by MaineHealth and is in Maine.
Here’s a description of the position:
MaineHealth/NorDx is looking for a Systems Analyst with experience building rules in Data Innovations Instrument Manager (DI). Clinical Lab tech and testing experience is also strongly desired. Strong communication, organization and planning skills required.
The Systems Analyst is accountab...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 5, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Health IT Jobs Tags: Career and Jobs Healthcare IT Health Data Jobs Health IT Jobs Healthcare IT Jobs Job Seekers Maine Health IT Jobs MaineHealth System Analysts Jobs Source Type: blogs
Peak leaving?: a spotlight on nurse leaver rates in the UK
Nuffield Trust -Nursing is the largest profession in the NHS, but it suffers from substantial staffing shortages. This analysis reflects on the rate at which the health service is losing nurses, and considers the reasons why.Nuffield Trust - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 5, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
